{"id":74,"date":"2019-09-10T18:53:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-10T18:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/10\/sperm-whales-dolphins-and-sun-in-sao\/"},"modified":"2019-11-22T22:40:06","modified_gmt":"2019-11-22T22:40:06","slug":"sperm-whales-dolphins-and-sun-in-sao","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/sperm-whales-dolphins-and-sun-in-sao\/","title":{"rendered":"Sperm whales, dolphins and sun in S\u00e3o Miguel Island"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nThis morning felt truly
\nlike a summer day! The sun was shining, the water was crystalline and had
\nintense shades of blue and of course, cetaceans were showing us their most
\nbeautiful behaviours. We started the trip
\nwith a group of sperm whales<\/a>, we could count 7 different ones, they were calm,
\nshowing their tails and heads from time to time, rolling their bodies. <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\n
\n<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\n
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\nAfter a while our
\nlookouts directed us towards a group of spotted dolphins<\/a>. When we got there, we
\ncould find a few individuals but they were quite elusive and spread out. That’s
\nwhy we decided to leave the area and go to find a different species. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

After a short
\nnavigation, approaching to the coast, right in front of Caloura, we found a big
\ngroup of common dolphins<\/a>. They were constantly bowriding, making noises. The
\nwater was so clear that it felt like being in the water with them. <\/span><\/span>It was also
\na great opportunity for getting photos for Photo-ID: perfect lighting, perfect
\npositioning and lots of animals.<\/span><\/div>\n

\n
\n<\/div>\n
\n<\/a> <\/span><\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nIn the afternoon the
\nwind picked up a bit but everything was fine. We just left the
\nharbour and tumbled across a nice group of common dolphins. <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\n
<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\nAfter a short while we
\nfollowed the call of our other boat which heard the sperm whales thanks to the
\nhydrophone. We came to the area of Orca<\/i> the Sperm whale female <\/a>with
\na calf which we already found in the morning socialising but in the afternoon
\nit looked like it was nursing the calf before it went for a deep sea dive
\nshowing its fluke. <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\n
\n<\/a><\/span><\/span>
\n
<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\nThen the calf started
\nto swim faster and showed us the direction of three more sperm whales and one
\nmore fluked while the others went for shallow dives. One juvenile seemed to be
\ninterested in one of our boats and approached it. <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\n
\n<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\n
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\nOn our way back, we met
\nthe same group of common dolphins again in front of the harbour still socialising,
\nwhistling a lot and surfing the waves the boats created. This was the chance
\nfor the RIB (zodiac boat) to turn back and enjoy the dolphins too. <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\n
\n<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\n<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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\n<\/p>\n

\nThe morning was
\ndifferent for some other guests which went out with Mirone as they sighted as
\nwell bottlenose dolphins<\/a> and spotted dolphins.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n<\/p>\n
\n<\/a><\/div>\n

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